Originally Posted by
Aventine
It was supposed to be fish but had I been told it was trout then I wouldn't have ordered it in the beginning. I know assumptions make me an *ss but the chef wasn't very tactful for a 5-star hotel staff member. There's better ways than coming out and confronting a valued guest of the hotel. I don't see a problem with asking for something I didn't like to be changed.
You should have asked what the "fish of the day" was, but I'm on the side of those who say "fish of the day is the 'fish of the day'" and therefore impossible to substitute. It is what it is. I'm sure there were other things on the menu you could have ordered instead.